On-Farm Food Hubs
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On-Farm Food Hubs. USDA- Rural Development RBEG grant. Provides technical assistance to small specialty crop farmers to help them expand their profit centers and create at least three on-farm food hubs Goal is to retain at least 60 farm jobs - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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USDA- Rural DevelopmentRBEG grant
• Provides technical assistance to small specialty crop farmers to help them expand their profit centers and create at least three on-farm food hubs
• Goal is to retain at least 60 farm jobs• Connects farmers with larger institutional
buyers such as schools, universities and hospitals
• Creating an online management system
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Contact information
• Catherine Dunlap – Heartland Community College – [email protected] – www.heartland.edu/greeninstitute
• Elaine Sebald – Edible Economy [email protected] – www.edibleeconomy.org